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Updated on Aug 20, 2025 | Published on Mar 16, 2020 Share

How Is Plasma Separated From Blood? Each blood cell type has its own unique purpose and function and separating the various blood components allows scientists to analyze specific cell types. For example, human leukocytes can be used to study immunological functions such as cytokine production and surface marker expression. Other blood components can be used to detect diseases. Once separated, blood cells can be further isolated into cell subsets. Components …

Updated on May 19, 2025 | Published on Feb 2, 2016 Share

Can microbubbles be pelleted by centrifugation? In short, no. At least, not a pellet that you would see at the bottom of your tube when you spin down cells. Here’s how it works.

Updated on May 17, 2025 | Published on Feb 2, 2016 Share

We hear this question all the time: How many cells can a microbubble lift? For many users, the most important questions around microbubble-based cell separation kits have to do with how many microbubbles to add to a sample. Answering this question requires getting into the total lifting capacity of a microbubble. Part of the answer derives from how a microbubble engages cells, clumps of cells, or even larger structures such …